Thread: 'Putin’s Syria role deserving of Nobel Peace Prize' - RT

Originally Posted by Lady Maria

We do realise the floodgates are wide open. This flow of refugees needs to be stanched at all costs. It is unsustainable and even though in the short term some may act all misty-eyed about "human rights" in the long run it will only lead to plummeting standards of living, segregation and bitter resentment from all parties.

Yup - Interestingly, RT is really the only English speaking TV that is reporting honestly about this at the moment.
I.e. the risks and costs for Europe, the fact that most of the refugees are men in their twenties, many of whom were already living in Lebanon and Turkey and actually didn't need to flee anything.

But they are also reporting compassionately about the fact that many of the refugees really are very vulnerable and handed a very unfair hand. It's understandable that they try to leave their godforsaken lands.. I appreciate that RT tries to show both sides and not just push an agenda.

In the meantime other English-speaking or Western European TV is showing cute kids (a tiny proportion of the refugees) and accusing everybody who doesn't support unlimited influx, of rasism.

20 civilians killed by Russian bombing yesterday. I sure hope RU military knows what they are doing!
I hate the "collateral damage" view of warfare, whether it's Russians, Americans, Israel or ISIS that's guilty....

Yesterday the criticism of Russia's participation also started in Western media.
Russia bombed the depots of some "moderate" (favoured by the US) rebels that were not necessarily ISIS.
Apparently some kit belonging to the US was damaged... hm.....? Chance or not?

If Russia is anything but extremely successful in this war, it will be villified!
Russia will be painted out as the bad guy.

I sure hope the RU military has a plan that will achieve a very quick and painless victory in this war.
I am really sceptic about whether it was really a good idea for Russia to get involved in this war!

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EDIT: According to Lavrov and TASS, the claims that non-ISIS targets were bombed, is disinformation, unfounded...
Us normal mortals will never know the truth of course..... But it's interesting that the two parties in this "Alliance" are already throwing accusations at eachother...

Has Russia walked into a trap getting involved in this? All I can think of is how badly things went for the USSR in Afghanistan, and the propaganda value of making accusations towards Russia in connection with potential mistakes in warfare.